The world population is aging rapidly, which poses a greater challenge for the institutions involved which, in turn, require new public health policies that include the prevention of falls. The objective of this study was to assess the risk of falls in the elderly. This epidemiological, cross-sectional study was performed at a family health unit, using a quantitative approach. The sample consisted of 150 elderly individuals evaluated from January to April 2009. Data were collected using the Fall Risk Score, which was analyzed using SPSS 17.0. Of all seniors evaluated, 58.8% did not suffer falls. However, 63 seniors did suffer falls, 71.4% of this total experienced 1 to 2 falls, and the main intrinsic cause they reported was dizziness/vertig...
OBJETIVO: Investigar a história da queda relatada por idosos, identificando fatores possivelmente re...
This retrospective study seeks to check the prevalence of falls in older people from a long-term car...
OBJECTIVE: Increased life expectancy and consequent growth of the elderly population has resulted in...
The scope of this study was to assess the mobility and risk of falls among elderly people living wit...
Objective: to assess the risk of falls in elderly, by comparing the sociodemographic and cognitive f...
Objetivo: identificar os fatores de risco de quedas em idosos acamados e de difícil locomoção atendi...
As quedas que acometem o idoso em seu domicílio ocorrem de maneira freqüente e podem acarretar muita...
As quedas são um importante problema na saúde nos idosos, apresentando os idosos institucionalizados...
O artigo tem como objetivo avaliar o risco de quedas e fatores associados em idosos. Trata-se de est...
Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo identificar a presença de fatores intrínsecos que predispõem a qued...
OBJECTIVE: To identify factors associated to fall and recurrent fall episodes among elderly living i...
O envelhecimento populacional é uma realidade inegável nas sociedades atuais, associando-se a situaç...
O envelhecimento populacional e a necessidade de hospitalização acrescem a vulnerabilidade do idoso,...
Introduction: Aging is characterized by a progressive process and gradually taking as consequence m...
The aim of this study was to compare the risk of falls with functional autonomy in active and sedent...
OBJETIVO: Investigar a história da queda relatada por idosos, identificando fatores possivelmente re...
This retrospective study seeks to check the prevalence of falls in older people from a long-term car...
OBJECTIVE: Increased life expectancy and consequent growth of the elderly population has resulted in...
The scope of this study was to assess the mobility and risk of falls among elderly people living wit...
Objective: to assess the risk of falls in elderly, by comparing the sociodemographic and cognitive f...
Objetivo: identificar os fatores de risco de quedas em idosos acamados e de difícil locomoção atendi...
As quedas que acometem o idoso em seu domicílio ocorrem de maneira freqüente e podem acarretar muita...
As quedas são um importante problema na saúde nos idosos, apresentando os idosos institucionalizados...
O artigo tem como objetivo avaliar o risco de quedas e fatores associados em idosos. Trata-se de est...
Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo identificar a presença de fatores intrínsecos que predispõem a qued...
OBJECTIVE: To identify factors associated to fall and recurrent fall episodes among elderly living i...
O envelhecimento populacional é uma realidade inegável nas sociedades atuais, associando-se a situaç...
O envelhecimento populacional e a necessidade de hospitalização acrescem a vulnerabilidade do idoso,...
Introduction: Aging is characterized by a progressive process and gradually taking as consequence m...
The aim of this study was to compare the risk of falls with functional autonomy in active and sedent...
OBJETIVO: Investigar a história da queda relatada por idosos, identificando fatores possivelmente re...
This retrospective study seeks to check the prevalence of falls in older people from a long-term car...
OBJECTIVE: Increased life expectancy and consequent growth of the elderly population has resulted in...